Abstract

SOBERANES FERNANDEZ, José Luis. The first mexican Constituent Congress. Cuest. Const. [online]. 2012, n.27, pp.312-381. ISSN 1405-9193.

This work describes one of the more, if not the most, difficult moments in Mexico's constitutional history of Mexico, a period that goes from the Consummation of the National Independence on September 27th, 1821 to November 30th, 1823 when the sitting of the first Constituent Congress was concluded. This happened with the establishment and fall of Iturbide's Empire and, consequently, the republic became triumphant and federalism was seriously considered. That first Constituent Congress was established and concluded, the National Founding Body appeared, the Casa Mata Revolution triumphed, the aforementioned Body was closed and Congress was re-opened in order to call for a second constituent and to cease in a definitive manner.

Keywords : Casa Mata; Constituent Congress; Federalism; Empire; National Founding Body; Provisional Gubernative Body; Provisional Political Rules of the Empire; Republic.